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Last-minute holiday chocolate treat

Refreshing combination of dark chocolate, pomegranate, mint, and pistachios you can make in a flash.
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Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Time for cooling 1 hour
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 10
Calories 168 kcal

Equipment

  • double boiler
  • parchment paper
  • baking sheet
  • microplane (for zesting an orange)

Ingredients
  

  • 7 oz dark chocolate around 70% cacao works best; can use chocolate chips
  • 1 cup pomegranate arils from 1 medium fruit
  • 1/2 cup pistachio nuts about 1 cup in-shell
  • 1/6 tsp kosher salt only if using unsalted pistachios
  • 2 tbsp fresh mint leaves pluck tips/top leaves, or broke regular leaves into smaller pieces
  • 2 tsp orange zest from 1 medium orange

Instructions
 

  • Prepare ingredients:
    Dark chocolate - chop into small pieces and put them in a heat resistant bowl.
    Pomegranate - remove arils from a whole fruit, or if using a packaged arils, lightly rinse, dry, and discard damaged pieces. Set aside about 1/3 to use as topping.
    Pistachios - shell and chop into rough small pieces. If using unsalted nuts, sprinkle 1/6 teaspoon of kosher salt to the melted chocolate. IF you are not using mint, set aside about 1/3 to use as topping.
    Fresh mint leaves - if you can, pluck only small top leaves to about 2 tablespoon-full.
    Orange zest (optional) - freshly zest an orange to about 2 teaspoons.
    Line the baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Melt the chocolate - place the bowl with chocolate over a small pot of gently simmering, shallow water and gently stir. To ensure the chocolate stays smooth and creamy, be careful not to let the water get into the bowl, nor let the bottom of the bowl touch the water.
  • Add pomegranate, pistachio, and orange zest to the chocolate - while continuing to stir, remove the bowl from the pot and swirl in 2/3 of pomegranate arils, chopped pistachios, and orange zest to the bowl.
  • Pour chocolate mix on parchment paper - immediately pour the chocolate mix onto the middle of parchment paper and spread evenly using a spatula to about 1/4" or less thickness.
  • Sprinkle toppings and let cool - while the surface is still soft, sprinkle pomegranate arils and mint leaves. Let cool for about an hour, and break!

Nutrition

Calories: 168kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 3gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 44mgPotassium: 250mgFiber: 4gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 77IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 26mgIron: 3mg
Keyword dark chocolate, holiday dessert, mint, pistachio, pomegranate
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